Education and Career

Enter the First Mentor: It was the summer that changed my life. For summer break after my junior year from the University of Oklahoma I had planned to take a job at the University pool as a lifeguard. The business professor who appointed himself my mentor had other plans for...

That's right, global tech giant Apple, Salesforce, and Facebook are the companies where people are dying to work for, according to LinkedIn "top attractors list," an eye-opening ranking of the employers dominating the talent game.  Not surprisingly, the iPhone maker, Apple has been named world's most desirable place to work,...

Have you ever fantasized about your great escape? You know, the stressful job, the daily grind, the loveless marriage. What if you made a break for it and actually got all the way to land of plenty only to find that it wasn’t what you really wanted? That’s exactly what...

CEOs at the world's largest companies feel that the next 3 years will be critical in shaping and transforming their industry. That's a key finding of KPMG's 2016 CEO Survey of nearly 1300 CEOs from companies with annual revenues of $500 million up to more than $US10 billion. In a...

The IPO market has been struggling in 2016, due in part to ongoing volatility in the equity markets, as well as the perception of another venture capital bubble. As a result, many startups have decided to delay their IPO launches and in some cases, abort them altogether. Before founders abandon...

The Indian hospitality industry has emerged as one of the key industries driving growth of the services sector in India. It has evolved into an industry that is sensitive to the needs and desires of people. The fortunes of the hospitality industry have always been linked to the prospects of...

If you're a women entrepreneur, New York City is the best city in the world to start and scale a women-led businesses, according to a new report commissioned by the computing giant Dell. San Francisco, London, Stockholm, and Singapore rounded out the top five. Toronto ranked sixth overall. The cities...

According to a recent study, millennials are the largest growing generation in the workforce. This generation of workers is flexible, team-focused, creative, entrepreneurial, and an asset to businesses large and small. By 2030, it's predicted that this internet native, tech-savvy workforce will represent 75% of our working population. To make...

A recent study identified a disturbing trend in American higher education: None of the top 10 undergraduate computer-science programs in the United States — and only three of the top 50 — require students to take a single course on cybersecurity as a prerequisite for graduation. The University of Alabama...

The rise of virtual communication has made the act of conducting business globally more accessible for many entrepreneurs. However, there are many businesses owners that still consider face to face to communication an integral part of conducting business globally. Travelling to meet with international clients is considered essential in forging...